Understanding Sea-blue histiocytosis

By Dr. Amara Dixon, MD · 2022-02-16 · Endocrinology and Metabolism

Patients often ask us about sea-blue histiocytosis. Here is what our Endocrinology and Metabolism clinicians want you to know.

About this topic

Topic: sea-blue histiocytosis. A sphingolipidosis characterized by dysfunctional metabolism of sphingolipids.

Mentioned in this article

• surgical extirpation
• sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor therapy

Related care

• N-acetyl-L-cysteine supplementation
• sputum specimen collection

This article is for general information and does not replace advice from your clinician.